7th JUNE ~ HiSTORY ON THiS DAY

June 7th ~ This Day in History video by History.com ~ 1913 : First successful ascent of Mt. McKinley : Hudson Stuck, an Alaskan missionary, led the first successful ascent of Mt. McKinley (20,320 feet), the highest point on the American continent, on the 7th June 1913. Hudson Stuck set out from Fairbanks for Mt. McKinley with three companions in March 1913. Their journey was made more challenging by difficult weather and a fire at one of their camps, which destroyed food and supplies. | & more about history on this day in the video…